Flag-supporting device



Dec. 4 1923.

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STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FLAG-SUPPORTNG DEVCE.

Application filed February 15, 1923. Serial No. 619,266.

To @ZZ whom t may; concern." l

lle it known that l, JOHN M. SHORT, a citizen of the United States of America, resident of l/Vheeling, county of Ohio, State of West Virginia, have invented un new and useful Improvements in E' .:sgflupporting Devices, of which the fol- 'ing is a specification. This invention relates broadly to flag supports, and more specifically to a support o" hol lerl for flags, pennants, and the like.

'lhe primary object of the invention is to provide, in association with a flagstaif, irt or holder whereby a flag is at all i supported in a partially ontspread posi Aion preventing complete sagging or eollapse thereof and whereby the winding of the tlaf about the staff is positively prevent ed.

`further object is to providea simple and inexpensive device which at all times supports the flag in partially extended position iny which a comparatively slight bicczo will suiiice to maintain the unsuped portion thereof fully spread or eX- iod and which will not seriously interfere with the natural rippling of the flag in the breeze.

lifitli these and other objects in vi w, the 'on resides in the features of conuclion which will hereinafter be fully di.. :'lbed, reference being had to the accompanyiiig drawing, in whicht ure 1 is a side elevation of a flag gstaff, the latter of small or handcarrie'l size, illustratino` the invention ap- ,ligure 2 is a perspective yview of the inion, detached;

Figure 8 is a view of the invention modified to adapt .it for use with which are o i'ed on staffs or poles of large size an upright; length or member 5, a horizontal length or member 6, and an inclined mem-k ber 7. Said member 7 constitutes a brace for the horizontal member` `6, extending from the outer end of the latter to the n member 5 and being attached to the member 5 at a suitable intermediate point in its length.

The loop or ring l is located at a point intermediate, or at the angle between, the members 5 and 6, and extends horizontally from said member 5 in a direction opposite the member 6. Twe similar loops 8 and 9 are formed on the member 5, the former at the extreme lower end of said member and the latter at al point substantially inid way between the loops 4 and 8. Said loops fl, 8 and 9 are disposed in vertically alined relation and are designed to loosely embrace the flagsta' 2, the latter having thereon at suitable point a collar 10 or equivalent device constituting a support upon which the lowermost loop 8 rests for supporting the flag holder.

The flag 1 hasl grommets or eyelets located at suitable points in its inner end and its upper edge, one such eyelet, designated 11, being located in the corner of the flag at or adjacent to the angle between said rear end and said upper edge and be* ing adapted for receiving a cord, tape or ribbon, as 12, whereby said corner is attached tothe upper loop l of the holder. Another eyelet 13 is located in the upper edge of the Hag for receiving a cord or ribbon 111 whereby attachment is made with the outer end of the holder member 6, an eye 15 for facilitating such attachment being preferably provided by forming a coil in the wire of said holder at the angle between' said member 6 and the inclined brace meni-` ber 7. A third eyelet 16 is located in tlie 17 passed through said eyelet serves to'attach said corner to the lowermost loop S. One or more additional eyelets, as 18, are provided in the inner end or" the flag and are attached by cords or ribbons to adjacent portions of the wire holder for securing the flag in place.

The braced horizontal member or arm 6 of the holder, which preferably Lhas a length approximating one-half that of the flag,

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serves to positively support a substantial length of the rear end portion of the flag in horizontal position so that the complete collapse thereof to an inactive hanging position is prevented and so that a. relatively light breeze ot air will serve to extend and produce ripples in the liag for tully dis` playing the latter.

Due to the tact that therloops of the wire hanger. looselyembrace the lagstaff, said hanger is free to rotate on saidsta'fl1 and,

consequently, winding of the flag about the vshown in Figs. 3

stall is eflectuallyy prevented. l

In the modiied form ot flag support and 4, designed for supporting the llags ot large size employed on poles or masts and adapted to be raised and lowered by means of halyards, a relatively heavy wire or rod is employed in the Hag holder. Formed at the angle between the upright member 5a and the horizontal member 6 ofsaid'holder is an upright'floop or ring la to which is attached an end of the halyard 19. `Said halyard is passed from said loop la upward through and thence dependsdfrom aneye or ring QO'whieh accupies a stationary position on the mast la. Instead of forming loops 8 and 9 in the upright member 5a, said member may have rigidlyattached thereto at suitable points a plurality of U shaped guides 2l adapted to partially embrace the mast 9. and which are freely slidable upon the latter in raising and lowering the iiag holder.

What is claimed is- 1. The combination with a flag, of a support thcreor composed oit a single length ot wire shaped to form an upright member, a member extending horizontallyA from the upper end ot said upright member, and a downwardly and "rearwardly inclined member whereby said horizontal member is braced, said upright member being arranged 'for mounting` in rotatable relation to a tlagstatf and having the inner 'end 'of the lag attached thereto, the horizontal member having'its outer end attached to and supporting'the flag at a point in the midlength of the upper edge of the latter, an eye-forming' loop being formed intermediate the horizontal and inclined members, and the inclined member having its lower end attached to the upright member intermediate the ends ot the latter.

2. The combination with a flag and its stall", of a Hag support comprising an upright member carried in rotatable relation to said staff and having the inner end of the flag attached thereto, said member carrying sta embracing` devices, a member carried by and extending horizontally from the upper end portion et said'upright member in overhanging relation to the ag, a loop formed intermediate said members for the attachment of a halyard, said horizontal member terminating and being attached to the flag at a point in the midlength of the latter whereby said flag is supported in a partially extended position in which the forward end is tree to ripple in the breeze.

3. A flag support composed of wire shaped to form an upright member, a horizontal member and an-inclined member, said upright member having a plurality oit horizontally disposed loops formed therein throughout its length and being adapted to have the inner end of a flag attached thereto, said horizontal member extending from the upper end portion of said upright member and terminating in an eye which is so located that a midlength portion or the upper edge of the Hag may be attached thereto, and said inclined member forming a brace for said horizontal member, the same being extended downward and rearwardi'rom the outer end ol? said horizontal member and being supportedat a point intermediate the ends or' the upright member.

l. A support comprising a wire shaped to form an upright member having a plurality of horizontally disposed loops formed therein throughout its length, said member being adapted to have the inner end of a iag attached hereto, a member extending horizontally irom the upper end portion or vsaid upright member and terminating in an eye, said horizontal member having i length materially less than that of the liag, said eye being adapted tor having a midlength portion of the upper edge of the llag attached thereto, a brace inclined downward and rearward -from the outer end ot said horizontal member toV said upright member at a point intermediate the ends ott the latter..

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

- Y JOHN M. SHORT.

Witnesses:

G. O. SMITH, H. E DUNLAP. 

